Suspected mad man hacked policeman to death in Kwara

The deceased, it was gathered was said to be inside the station when he was hacked by the assailant identified as Femi Adefila, who was armed with cutlass and other dangerous weapons on Tuesday afternoon.

It was gathered from residents of the area who are familiar with Adefila, a scavenger, that he was already showing signs of insanity before the Tuesday attack.

It was also learnt that the deceased policeman was rushed to a private hospital in the town before he was later transferred to Ido Medical centre, Ekiti State, where he died on Wednesday.

Adefila, who hailed from Aran-Orin, a suburb of Kwara State, was said to have first approached the station with a shovel and a wooden stick but was disarmed, he later came back, reinforced to attack.

An eye witness account revealed that it took a combined effort of some commercial motorcyclists and police patrol team before Adefila, who took to his heel after the attack, could be apprehended around Taiwo Area in the town.